About me
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Arizona, where I lead the newly formed Secure Computing Lab. I completed my PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May 2026, where I was in the Security & Privacy Research Group and was advised by Prof. Patrick McDaniel. My research interests are in systems security and network security. My recent work studies the new use cases and security problems introduced by confidential computing technology.
When I am not working on research, I enjoy home-labbing, running, and sailing.
I am recruiting 1–2 fully funded PhD students to join my group starting Spring/Fall 2027. I am also happy to work with strong M.S., undergraduate, and visiting students to gain hands-on research experience, depending on research fit and available support. If you are interested in working with me, see the prospective students page and fill out this form. A brief follow-up email is also welcome (please include "Prospective Student" or "Prospective Researcher" in the subject line).
Recent news
- June 2026: I'm serving on the USENIX Security 2027 PC! Looking forward to the reviews & discussions ahead!
- April 2026: I successfully defended my dissertation! 🎉
- April 2026: I'm serving on the PETS 2027 PC! Looking forward to the reviews and discussions ahead.
- March 2026: Our paper "It's a Feature, Not a Bug: Secure and Auditable State Rollback for Confidential Cloud Applications" was accepted to IEEE S&P 2026!
- March 2026: I'm serving on the AsiaCCS 2027 PC! Looking forward to the reviews & discussions ahead!
- August 2025: I'm serving on the USENIX Security 2026 PC! Looking forward to the reviews & discussions ahead!
Selected publications
See my full list of publications here, or via our lab website.
It's a Feature, Not a Bug: Secure and Auditable State Rollback for Confidential Cloud Applications
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P), 2026
Fast Integrity Checking for Secure Cloud Storage: A Quantitative Approach
ACM Transactions on Computer Systems (TOCS), 2026 (Invited Paper)
Efficient Storage Integrity in Adversarial Settings
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P), 2025